The earth shook; the heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God; Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel. (Psalm 68:8) When the people of Israel arrived at Mount Sinai, they were given instructions to prepare themselves for an audience...

O God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wilderness, Selah. (Psalm 68:7) When God led Israel out of Egypt, rather than taking them on the most direct path to Canaan -- a journey of days as opposed to years -- He elected to take them...

A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in His holy habitation. God sets the solitary in families; He brings out those who are bound into prosperity. (Psalm 68:5-6) In the previous devotion, we highlighted the fact that the Almighty, though He reigns...

A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in His holy habitation. God sets the solitary in families; He brings out those who are bound into prosperity. (Psalm 68:5-6) In Jewish thought, there is a scriptural “golden rule” of sorts that says, whenever...

Sing to God, sing praises to His name; extol Him who rides on the clouds, by His name Yah, and rejoice before Him. (Psalm 68:4) Before we move on to the rest of this psalm, let's consider another inspirational thought conveyed through the words of David, specifically...

Sing to God, sing praises to His name; extol Him who rides on the clouds, by His name Yah, and rejoice before Him. (Psalm 68:4) What does it mean when David says, “extol Him who rides on the clouds,” and specifically what is conveyed by the word extol? Some...

Sing to God, sing praises to His name; extol Him who rides on the clouds, by His name Yah, and rejoice before Him. (Psalm 68:4) Children, by nature, like to sing and dance, and I might add with great enthusiasm. All four of my children certainly did and without the...

As wax melts before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God. But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God; yes, let them rejoice exceedingly. (Psalm 68:2-3) I find it fascinating that what scatters one group unites another. By that I...

Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered. Let those also who hate Him flee before Him. As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; as wax melts before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God. (Psalm 68:1-2) Hitler once explained the reason for...

Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered. Let those also who hate Him flee before Him. As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; as wax melts before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God. (Psalm 68:1-2) The opening verse of this psalm is...

Let the peoples praise You, O God; let all the peoples praise You. Then the earth shall yield her increase; God, our own God, shall bless us. (Psalm 67:5-6) I would suggest to you that David's words, though speaking prophetically -- i.e. there is coming a day when the...

Let the peoples praise You, O God; let all the peoples praise You. Oh, let the nations be glad and sing for joy! For You shall judge the people righteously, and govern the nations on earth. (Psalm 67:3-4) According to the Bible, in the very beginning of time, one...